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New FreedomWorks Poll Highlights Top Issues for 2014 Midterms

Washington, DC- A new FreedomWorks national poll finds that health care will take center stage in the 2014 midterms, along with the economy and jobs. A survey of 1000 registered voters in both parties found health care to be the public’s number two concern at 46 percent, following the economy and jobs at 58 percent.

FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe commented, “Health care and the economy will be the dominant issues heading into 2014. Now that hope and change have a price tag on HealthCare.gov, the best the Democrats can try to do is change the subject. Similar to 2010, Republicans can win big if they keep fighting, stay on offense, and educate the public on the inherent flaws and hypocrisy within the law. Americans across the political spectrum are open to free-market health care reform alternatives, and FreedomWorks will continue working to make sure people know about them.”

- ObamaCare’s rocky rollout has depressed both support for the law and the president’s job approval rating. President has lost the middle- just 29 percent of independents approve of the job he’s doing, versus 67 percent disapproving.

- Since the summer, the share of those who say they will be “worse off” under ObamaCare has risen by 6 points, and is now the answer of a clear plurality of voters.

- A solid majority of voters in every category - including the law’s supporters- support a delay of ObamaCare. Sixty percent favor a delay “to make sure the law is fair and workable for everyone.”

- Voters are more open than ever to replacing ObamaCare. Voters said a “start over and reform health care” message made them 34 percent more likely to vote for a hypothetical candidate, while a “give it a chance to work” message made them 16 percent less likely to do so.

- Even ObamaCare defenders are open to alternative health care reforms. The most popular ideas among supporters of the ACA are Individual / small business purchasing groups (72 percent), Portability (59 percent), and Reduce insurance company interference (60 percent).

The FreedomWorks survey, conducted with The polling company, inc./WomanTrend, interviewed 1000 registered voters between December 15 and 18, 2013 with a margin of error (MoE) of 3 percent overall at the 95 percent confidence interval.

Dean Clancy, FreedomWorks Vice President of Public Policy commented, “Implementation has turned Obamacare into a clear political negative for its authors, while making it ‘top of mind’ for voters. That’s a dangerous combination for candidates who support the law.”

Kellyanne Conway, Founder and President of The polling company, inc./WomanTrend added, “Take heart, conservatives. The free market is starting to win as the health care law has turned a corner. It's on paper now, not just a promise. Americans are a lot more informed, and sober, than they were four years ago, and increasingly skeptical of both the law and the president.”

FreedomWorks is a grassroots service center to a community of over 6 million activists dedicated to advancing the ideas of individual liberty and constitutionally-limited government. For more information, please visit www.FreedomWorks.org or contact Jackie Bodnar at JBodnar@FreedomWorks.org.

The Congressional Budget Office released a report Thursday on the long-term spending effects of the Senate version of H.R. 1628, the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Unfortunately, Democrats and some in the mainstream media are already spinning the report, claiming that it shows that the bill will cut Medicaid spending. That's wholly inaccurate.

In 2008 and 2012, Senator and President Obama was the solution for Democrat victories across the country. Minorities stood by his side, the youth stood by his side and most importantly, moderates were sticking by his side.

This past weekend I had the privilege of attending a discussion with authors and radio hosts Dennis Prager and Hugh Hewitt. While the Sunday talk highlighted faith and culture over politics, Prager did share his oft-quoted maxim, "the bigger the government, the smaller the citizen."

Of all the problems with Obamacare, the one that should strike the most fear into the hearts of members of Congress is public reaction to their acceptance of a bribe to keep the law funded. Congress should reject the exemption the President offers them, which allows the federal government to pay for their exchange-based health insurance.

The Pew Research Center has released the results of an extensive survey of Republican voters. This poll clearly shows that, despite some prominent national GOP lawmakers saying we must lay low, the voters want Republicans to stand up and fight.

When you cast your ballot next week, will you be more concerned with the candidates’ positions on energy or the environment? A recent poll shows that most American voters are more concerned with energy policy than environmental policy when it comes to selecting a candidate for whom to vote.

[Click here to download over 9,400 comments from our activists on health care reform]Early in the health care debate this year FreedomWorks created a webpage for activists to post their comments to be delivered to Congressmen on health care legislation. So far we have collected over 9,400 comments. In the spreadsheet linked above you will find name, town, state, and comment on health care reform from our activists sorted by state.